| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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East Osceola, Mt. Osceola, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Greeley Ponds Trail, Mt. Osceola Trail, Tripoli Road |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Monday, January 19, 2015 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Livermore Trailhead plowed but lots of slush & ice. Greeley plowed but pretty icy. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Blue, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Ice - Breakable Crust, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow - Wet/Sticky, Slush |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Major xings on Greeley were thick ice-bottom covered with several inches of fast flowing runoff from storm. There were slushy blowouts at lower elevations at intermittent streams and seeps, but overall trail was soft but not too wet. |
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 | Comments: |
N-S Osceola traverse from the Kank to Waterville with party of 9, RGoH. See water xing notes. Trail on the steeps ascending E. peak packed firm & starting to look like a luge due to gratuitous butt sledding--snow was soft & OK with light traction but the real fun will begin when the temps drop. The iced-over chock rock in the Chimney makes it a full-on ice climb--but there are 2 prospective bypasses this year. We broke trail from the main summit to Tripoli Road, used snowshoes to avoid postholing knee+ deep. Crusty snow. No one had been that way in quite a while. Most of the usual icy spots were covered in snow. Less snow nearer the road. Tripoli road is machine groomed for XC skis and firm from the pass to Waterville Valley--bare boots sufficient. |
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 | Name: |
Barefoot Paul |
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 | E-Mail: |
pgagnon999@outlook.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2015-01-19 |
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 | Link: |
 https://www.meetup.com/random-hikers/events/219767207/ |
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Disclaimer: Reports are not verified - conditions may vary. Use at own risk. Always be prepared when hiking. Observe all signs. Trail conditions reports are not substitutes for weather reports or common sense. |
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